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Lead and Crayon Holder.

No. 241,003. Patented May3, 1881.

N. PETERS, Photo-Lilhogmgher, Washingion, D. C.

' ITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

HORACE HARRIS, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

LEAD AND CRAYON HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 241,003, dated May 3,1881.

Application filed March 14, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HORACE HARRIS, of Newark,in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Lead and Crayon Holders, of which the following isa specification.

My invention relates to a lead and crayon holder wherein, in an openingin one side, or it may be in two sides, of a lead-receivin g tube, ishung a spring-strip, made normally to spring outward, having the endthicker than the thickness of the tube, andada-pted to be pressed inwardagainst the lead, pressing it against the side of the tube, and hold itfirmly in use; and it consists in the tube above named, and in a ferruleor tip" connected with the case, and turning on it partly over, andprovided with a projection (one or two) on the inner side adapted, whenthe ferrule is turned, to slide upon the end of the strip and press itagainst the lead and it also consists in a spring and slide to operatethe ferrule in its relation to the spring-strip, or in equivalentdevices.

Figure l is a longitudinal View, mainly in section. Figs. 2 and 3 aredetailed views of the lead-receiving tube and a clamping-stripconnected. Fig. 4 is a cross-section of Fig. l on a line of w m. Figs. 5and 6 are cross-sections of Fig. 1 on a line of a. Fig. 7 is a sideelevation, showing the operating-slide, &c.

In my construction A is the lead-receiving tube.

B is a strip cut out from the tube, but fast at the upper end or it maybe entirely detached, and the upper end be made fast to the case 0. Thelower end, D, of the strip is thickened, and may stop short of the endof the tube, as seen in Figs. 1 2 3, or it may extend out to the end. Ineither case it is free to be pressed in against the lead 0.

E is a tip or ferrule, and F a projection on the inner surface of it.

G is a slide on the case and ferrule, sliding longitudinally on the pinH, made fast to the ease, working in the slot I. The diagonal slot K inthe slide receives the pin L, made fast to the ferrule. A spring, M,coiled around the tube has the lower end secured to the slide and theupper end pressing againstasection of the case, and is set to push theslide down. In that position, as seen in Figs. 1 and 6, the ferrule isthrown around so that the projection F on the inside is carried over theend of the strip B and presses it in upon thelead, clamping it for use,as above stated. To relieve the lead the slide is moved upward, whichcarries the ferrule over so that the projection ceases to bear againstthe strip, as seen in Fig. 5, and the lead is disengaged.

Various methods of using aspring may be employed and the same result besecured, the one feature of my invention being in the strip having thethickened end and hung to work in an opening in the tube to be pressedin upon the lead by the partial revolution of theferrule, with theprojection on its inner surface, and operated by a suitable spring, orit may be used without a spring; and by some other deflce maythisspring-strip be pressed in upon the lead to clamp it, and answer thesame purpose as'the ferrule.

I claim- 1. The lead-receivingtubeAand the springstri p B, constructedand arranged substantially as described, in combination with the ferruleE, having the projection F, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

2. The combinatiouof the tube A, strip B, ferrule E, all constructed andarranged substantially as described, and a suitable spring to actuatethe ferrule, substantially as setforth.

3. The combination of the tube A, strip B, ferrule E, having theprojection F, with the slide Gr, having the slots I and Kand the pins Hand L working in the respective slots, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

4. The combination of the tube A, strip B, ferrule E, and slide G, allconstructed and arranged substantially as described, and the coilspringM, substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

HORACE HARRIS.

Witnesses WM. GODDARD, R. S. STEADMAN.

